MUMBAI: The Bombay top court on Tuesday sought reaction from BJP MP Poonam Mahajan, party MLA Ashish Shelar and corporator Alka Kelkar over allegations that hoardings and posters carrying their footage were put up in the city without considered necessary permissions.
A bench of justices A S Oka and M S Karnik was hearing a petition filed through activist Zoru Bathena, who alleged that a number of unlawful hoardings, banners and posters were put up through the BJP in Khar and Bandra areas of Mumbai.
As per the plea, the posters and hoardings had footage of Mahajan, Shelar and Kelkar.
The bench directed Mahajan, Shelar and Kelkar to file their affidavits in keeping with the petition.
"The three respondents - Ashish Shelar, Poonam Mahajan and Alka Kelkar - shall file their affidavits stating if the municipal corporation's permission was taken before putting up the hoardings and banners," Justice Oka said.
The bench posted the petition for additional hearing on May 2.
Mahajan is the BJP's candidate from Mumbai-North Central Lok Sabha seat, the place she is pitted against Congress' former MP Priya Dutt.
Polling in Mumbai can be held in the fourth segment on April 29.
A bench of justices A S Oka and M S Karnik was hearing a petition filed through activist Zoru Bathena, who alleged that a number of unlawful hoardings, banners and posters were put up through the BJP in Khar and Bandra areas of Mumbai.
As per the plea, the posters and hoardings had footage of Mahajan, Shelar and Kelkar.
The bench directed Mahajan, Shelar and Kelkar to file their affidavits in keeping with the petition.
"The three respondents - Ashish Shelar, Poonam Mahajan and Alka Kelkar - shall file their affidavits stating if the municipal corporation's permission was taken before putting up the hoardings and banners," Justice Oka said.
The bench posted the petition for additional hearing on May 2.
Mahajan is the BJP's candidate from Mumbai-North Central Lok Sabha seat, the place she is pitted against Congress' former MP Priya Dutt.
Polling in Mumbai can be held in the fourth segment on April 29.
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